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C U L U M V I T A E Mr Guy van der Walt January 2008 PERSONAL DETAILS Name VAN DER WALT, Guy D.O.B. 09/01/81 Nationality South African Sex Male Marital status Single Address Apartment 208, Mutual Heights, Darling St, Cape Town, South Africa, 8001 Telephone +27 76 834
5952 E-mail guythunderbolt@gmail.com PROFILE A committed and enthusiastic Mid to Senior level 3D Animator/XSI Generalist experienced in television post production with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. A confident, professional and respected team member and leader with a proactive approach to problem solving. Goal-oriented and capable of quickly adapting to changing environments. Key Skills
Achievements
EXPERIENCEDec 2005 till present : Freelance 3D Animator
The Mill - London/LA : Various Projects from 2005 - 2007Launched in 1990, The Mill rapidly developed
an international reputation as a pioneering visual effects company.
The Mill's reputation has been built up over many years due to the innovative
and creative VFX applied to various advertising campaigns for the likes
of Sony, Nike and Levis and our work in other areas such as TV and music
promos. The Mill has won prestigious awards in all its disciplines,
including Europe's only Oscar for visual effects for its work on Ridley
Scott's Gladiator. ___________________________________________________ Glassworks provides digital animation and
effects expertise for the production of creative visual content - award
winning commercials, music promos and immersive marketing tool - for
clients around the world. ___________________________________________________ The Ebeling Group (TEG) is an international
production company with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Sao Paulo
and Tokyo. The TEG roster includes world-renowned designers and directors
MK12, Nakd, Lobo, Tennant, LBA, Caviar, Convert and Caskey. ___________________________________________________ BSkyB is company that operates Sky Digital,
a subscription TV service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It
produces TV content and owns several TV channels. ___________________________________________________ Fluid Pictures is a 3D animation and FX studio that creates animated visual solutions for the television documentary market with clients such as National Geographic and the BBC. ___________________________________________________ Seed Animation Studio is an award winning,
3-D animation studio that specialises in television commercials, idents,
interstitials and stings. ___________________________________________________ Windmill Lane is a top post production
facilty based in Dublin, Ireland. ___________________________________________________ Permanent Senior 3D Animator : 2002 - 2005 Luma Animation cc - Johannesburg, South Africa Luma Animation is a high profile 3D animation facility servicing both the local and international TV commercials market and long form TV series market. Working directly under the company's Directors, my primary responsibility was to lead, oversee and manage teams of animators working on television commercials from initial briefing stage to final delivery while maintaining a hands-on role through out the entire process. Specific areas of work undertaken included:
PUBLICATIONS2003 Magazine Cover Art Work Vodaworld Magazine Cover, Summer Edition 2001 Magazine Cover Art WorkMagazine Cover Photo - Sawubona Magazine, December 2001 EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS1999 to 2001 1991 to 1998 PERSONAL SUMMARYMy main interests involve a variety of culturally stimulating activities such as art galleries, museums, exhibitions and ofcourse the occational game of foosball. I lectured on various aspects of magic at the College of Magic in Cape Town on a voluntary basis for 5 years. I am also fluent (written and verbal) in Afrikaans. REFERENCES Dave Throssell, Director - Fluid Pictures (Former Head Mill TV - London) Jason Cullen, Director - Luma Animation cc.
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